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Life expectancy in Philippines
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
36 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
69.9years
+0.1
since 2023
Countries · 2024
36 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.6
vs World
−3.5
World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · Philippines · World
+0.6 since 2014
50
60
70
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
Philippines
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Life expectancy · years
Philippines
69.9
World
73.5
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Philippines · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
69.9 · 2024
First value
59.2 · 1960
Highest
70.1 · 2020
Lowest
59.2 · 1960
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | Philippines | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.9 | +0.1 | 73.5 |
| 2023 | 69.8 | +0.4 | 73.3 |
| 2022 | 69.5 | +2.8 | 73.0 |
| 2021 | 66.7 | −3.4 | 71.2 |
| 2020 | 70.1 | +0.4 | 72.2 |
| 2019 | 69.7 | −0.1 | 72.9 |
| 2018 | 69.8 | −0.2 | 72.6 |
| 2017 | 70.0 | +0.5 | 72.4 |
| 2016 | 69.5 | +0.0 | 72.2 |
| 2015 | 69.4 | +0.1 | 72.0 |
| 2014 | 69.3 | +0.0 | 71.8 |
| 2013 | 69.3 | +0.0 | 71.5 |
| 2012 | 69.2 | +0.1 | 71.3 |
| 2011 | 69.1 | +0.2 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 68.9 | +0.3 | 70.7 |
| 2009 | 68.6 | −0.0 | 70.4 |
| 2008 | 68.6 | +0.1 | 70.0 |
| 2007 | 68.5 | +0.4 | 69.8 |
| 2006 | 68.2 | −0.3 | 69.5 |
| 2005 | 68.4 | +0.1 | 69.1 |
| 2004 | 68.3 | +0.3 | 68.8 |
| 2003 | 68.0 | +0.2 | 68.5 |
| 2002 | 67.9 | +0.1 | 68.2 |
| 2001 | 67.8 | +0.0 | 67.9 |
| 2000 | 67.8 | +0.3 | 67.7 |
| 1999 | 67.5 | +0.3 | 67.3 |
| 1998 | 67.2 | +0.2 | 67.1 |
| 1997 | 67.0 | +0.3 | 66.8 |
| 1996 | 66.7 | +0.4 | 66.5 |
| 1995 | 66.3 | +0.3 | 66.2 |
| 1994 | 66.0 | +0.3 | 66.0 |
| 1993 | 65.7 | +0.3 | 65.7 |
| 1992 | 65.4 | +0.7 | 65.5 |
| 1991 | 64.6 | +0.2 | 65.3 |
| 1990 | 64.4 | +0.3 | 65.1 |
| 1989 | 64.1 | +0.4 | 65.0 |
| 1988 | 63.7 | +0.4 | 64.7 |
| 1987 | 63.3 | +0.4 | 64.5 |
| 1986 | 62.9 | +0.1 | 64.1 |
| 1985 | 62.7 | +0.3 | 63.7 |
| 1984 | 62.4 | +0.1 | 63.4 |
| 1983 | 62.3 | +0.2 | 63.1 |
| 1982 | 62.2 | +0.2 | 62.9 |
| 1981 | 61.9 | +0.1 | 62.5 |
| 1980 | 61.9 | +0.2 | 62.2 |
| 1979 | 61.7 | +0.2 | 61.8 |
| 1978 | 61.5 | +0.1 | 61.4 |
| 1977 | 61.4 | +0.6 | 61.0 |
| 1976 | 60.9 | −0.0 | 60.5 |
| 1975 | 60.9 | +0.1 | 60.1 |
| 1974 | 60.8 | +0.1 | 59.7 |
| 1973 | 60.7 | −0.2 | 59.3 |
| 1972 | 60.9 | −0.2 | 58.8 |
| 1971 | 61.1 | +0.2 | 58.0 |
| 1970 | 60.8 | −0.2 | 57.9 |
| 1969 | 61.0 | +0.1 | 57.7 |
| 1968 | 60.9 | +0.1 | 57.3 |
| 1967 | 60.8 | +0.2 | 56.9 |
| 1966 | 60.6 | +0.2 | 56.4 |
| 1965 | 60.4 | +0.3 | 55.9 |
| 1964 | 60.1 | +0.1 | 56.1 |
| 1963 | 60.0 | +0.3 | 55.7 |
| 1962 | 59.8 | +0.3 | 55.3 |
| 1961 | 59.5 | +0.3 | 52.8 |
| 1960 | 59.2 | 50.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Life expectancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 84.9 | |
| 2 | Spain | 83.4 | |
| 3 | Italy | 83.3 | |
| 4 | Norway | 82.8 | |
| 5 | France | 82.7 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 82.6 | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 81.8 | |
| 8 | Canada | 81.8 | |
| 9 | Greece | 81.8 | |
| 10 | Finland | 81.7 | |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 81.3 | |
| 12 | Germany | 80.9 | |
| 13 | Chile | 80.6 | |
| 14 | Czechia | 79.0 | |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 78.8 | |
| 16 | United States | 78.6 | |
| 17 | Lebanon | 78.3 | |
| 18 | China | 77.7 | |
| 19 | Poland | 77.6 | |
| 20 | Türkiye | 77.5 | |
| 21 | Ecuador | 77.2 | |
| 22 | Argentina | 76.8 | |
| 23 | Colombia | 76.6 | |
| 24 | Lithuania | 75.7 | |
| 25 | Brazil | 75.6 | |
| 26 | Algeria | 75.6 | |
| 27 | Romania | 75.4 | |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 75.0 | |
| 29 | Mexico | 74.3 | |
| 30 | Russia | 72.7 | |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 72.1 | |
| 32 | Honduras | 72.0 | |
| 33 | Egypt | 71.0 | |
| 34 | India | 70.4 | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 70.1 | |
| 36 | Philippines | 69.8 | |
| 37 | Gabon | 67.0 | |
| 38 | Yemen | 65.9 | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 64.5 | |
| 40 | Liberia | 61.0 | |
| 41 | Congo - Kinshasa | 59.9 | |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 59.1 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
What it means
How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.
How it is calculated
Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).
People
Philippines in numbers
Population
117M
2025
Population growth
0.81%
2025
Population density
389
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.1%
2025
Residents 65 and over
5.7%
2025
Births per woman
1.89
2024
Birth rate
15.9
2024
Infant mortality
21.7
2024
Net migration
-1.4
2023
Born abroad
0.1%
2024
Urban population
55.8%
2025